Things have been ticking along here at Wild Days Rum and with the winter months setting in, we've been focusing on getting prepared for the next step of the expansion journey.

Russell has been working tirelessly at building the official distillery. Those who have followed the Wild Days story will know it was originally distilled at Poderi Crisci vineyard. In an effort to produce more and maintain quality, Russell has been shifting the brewing process to his 12 acre plot of land in central Waiheke.

Also, there has been a slight hold up with the 700ml bottles of Wild Days due to the order of 10,000 (!!!) bottles that are arriving on ship mid July. Yep, things are definitely shaping up for a big brewing summer.

We'll keep you posted on the progress and will get some photos soon. In the meantime, watch this space... to pass the time you may want to relax with a warming glass of Wild Days.

For the fourth year in a row we had the Gordonton Microlight Club join us for the weekend. This is a great annual event that we create to meet up with our friends from the Waikato and raise money for Waiheke Island charity "Friends of the Street." The microlights and light aircrafts had a great flying day despite potentially dodgy weather and the public enjoyed coming to check out the ever expanding fleet and sausage sizzle. After the fundraising formality, a few brave pilots stayed the night at Wild Days Rum headquarters (which is still a work in progress) to share some rum and stories.

We love this event and it just keeps getting bigger and better every year. Look here for information on the next one and come check it out!